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hoax
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- pronunciation:
- hoks
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an act meant to trick or deceive.
His pretending to have that disease was just a hoax that he used to make us feel sorry for him.- synonyms:
- prank, trick
- similar words:
- joke, practical joke, stunt
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| definition 2: |
something false or fake presented as true or real.
The photograph of giant footprints was a hoax that many people believed was real.- synonyms:
- fake
- similar words:
- counterfeit, swindle
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| related words: |
deceit, deception, delusion, fake, trick |
| derivation: |
hoaxer (n.) |
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